Obama White House told GSA to 'stand-down' on Occupy protesters

[Ought Six]

http://washingtonexaminer.com/obama-...8#.UCK7FdkhuIo

Documents obtained by Judicial Watch confirm that somebody in the White House told officials with the General Services Administration (GSA) to "stand down" and not arrest Occupy Portland protestors who may have broken the law last year.

Former GSA Public Buildings Service Commissioner Robert Peck told a senior Department of Homeland Security official that the federal housekeeping agency had been instructed by the Obama White House to go easy on the Occupy protestors.

In a Nov. 6, 2011, DHS/National Protection and Programs Directorate Chief of Staff Caitlin Durkovich asked GSA's Peck if it was true that his agency had asked Federal Protective Service officials not to take action against the Occupy Portland protestors.

"Yes, that is our position," Peck responded. "It's been vetted with our Administrator and Michael Robertson, our chief of staff, and we have communicated with the WH [White House], which has afforded us the discretion to fashion our approach to Occupy issues...The arrests last week were carried out despite our request that the protesters [sic] be allowed to remain and to camp overnight..."

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[Arnie100]

Stupid as usual.

[justin84]

Man there are so many problems with this article and what they are saying.

So the head guy at the gsa was booted from his position due to the GSA scandal, goes on to blast obama and making a claim that the white house told him to go "easy" on the protestors who 'may have broken the law" not "who have broken the law". THEN the actual police in portland are refuting peck's claim.

Also from reading the judicial watch article, the white house gave the GSA room to fashion an approach at their discretion. Basically "use your best judgement on how to handle it".


Basically what im asking is, who do i raise my pitchfork too?

[Roaming East]

Man there are so many problems with this article and what they are saying.

So the head guy at the gsa was booted from his position due to the GSA scandal, goes on to blast obama and making a claim that the white house told him to go "easy" on the protestors who 'may have broken the law" not "who have broken the law". THEN the actual police in portland are refuting peck's claim.

Also from reading the judicial watch article, the white house gave the GSA room to fashion an approach at their discretion. Basically "use your best judgement on how to handle it".


Basically what im asking is, who do i raise my pitchfork too?

follow the money.